Near Porterville in Kemper County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Chapel Hill Church and Spring

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

1. Chapel Hill Church and Spring Marker

Inscription. Est.1874 as a community church called Narkeeta Chapel. Land and nearby spring donated by J. L. Parmer. Reorganized 1890 as Chapel Hill Methodist Church. Present building constructed 1891, remodeled 1976.

Erected 1979 by Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1874.

Location. 32° 41.254′ N, 88° 31.167′ W. Marker is near Porterville, Mississippi, in Kemper County. It is at the intersection of Fire Tower Road and Chapel Hill Road, on the right when traveling west on Fire Tower Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Fire Tower Road, Porterville MS 39352, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Mississippi. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Electric Mills (approx. 6½ miles away); DeKalb (approx. 9.4 miles away); John C. Stennis (approx. 9.4 miles away); Rueben Kemper (approx. 9.4 miles away); William "Bill" Buckner Memorial Drive (approx. 9.8 miles away);

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a different marker also named DeKalb (approx. 9.8 miles away); Old Scooba Cemetery (approx. 10.9 miles away); Lauderdale Springs C.S.A. Cemetery (approx. 11½ miles away).

Also see . . . Kemper County, Mississippi Gen Web article on the Chapel Hill Church. (Submitted on October 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Chapel Hill Church and the marker with cemetery behind. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, October 4, 2019

2. Chapel Hill Church and the marker with cemetery behind.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 511 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.